- The mid nineteenth-century saw the invention…of the typewriter, a device that revolutionized…many aspects of the world at that time.…And they continue to be in use in some parts…of the world to this very day, although obviously,…to a much lesser extent than they once were.…In this image, shows a view inside…the typewriter and the type bars.…What I want you to notice here…is that they are all of a consistent width.…

And that's a necessary aspect of the typewriter's…mechanism, as it may be easier to manufacture…and engineer, and it's called a monospaced system.…So, the only thing of course, is there are alphabet…and punctuation, is of a varied width.…So in typewritten manuscripts, because of the uniformity…of these widths, certain conventions were introduced…such as tapping a double space after a period…and introducing blank lines between paragraphs,…to kind of mitigate that.…

And this isn't necessary anymore,…as our modern systems use a proportional system…which involves things like font metrics,…that space all of the type glyphs in relation…

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11/13/2014

Many authors compose their manuscripts in Word. But did you know that if you're planning to publish to EPUB or Kindle formats, there's a lot you can do in Word to make the conversion smoother? In this course, Tony Harmer shows how to take your lovingly crafted text and turn your Word document into HTML, which can be transformed into an EPUB via a variety of free software and services. The course takes you through the whole process and identifies the common pitfalls, so you can avoid them. You'll learn how to format documents and add the features—such as media, bookmarks, and links—that make for more engaging and dynamic ebooks. The final chapters cover the troubleshooting and export processes, and then Tony provides direction on where to go next to finish off your EPUB. (Hint: Most of this is covered in his companion course, Creating Ebooks for the Kindle.) Start watching and learn how to turn your "words" into EPUBs everyone can enjoy.